Who or what else did President Biden pardon? Find out in the quiz! Also in your grab bag of weekly trivia: martial law, bitcoin, the first lady’s holiday décor, a Kennedy who’s not RFK Jr., brain rot and the popemobile. Read more on NPR
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NPR News: After a shocking shooting, Americans vent feelings about health insurance
After a shocking shooting, Americans vent feelings about health insurance The death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson triggered a deluge of painful stories about health care denials on social media. Read more on NPR
NPR News: With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws
With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Want a great photo of yourself? Try these confidence-boosting poses
Want a great photo of yourself? Try these confidence-boosting poses Anyone can be photogenic. It just takes practice. A model and a posing coach share postures and movements to help you get more comfortable in front of the camera. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Microfeminism: The next big thing in fighting the patriarchy
Microfeminism: The next big thing in fighting the patriarchy People are sharing the different tactics they use help to uplift women in small ways. Read more on NPR
NPR News: At Miami’s Art Basel fair, elephants and a buried ship are bringing out the locals
At Miami’s Art Basel fair, elephants and a buried ship are bringing out the locals Rising from the sand on Miami Beach are what appear to be the sails of a buried Spanish galleon. It’s a piece created by Tlingit/Unangax artist Nicholas Galanin. Read more on NPR
NPR News: 3 climbers from the U.S. and Canada are believed to have died in New Zealand
3 climbers from the U.S. and Canada are believed to have died in New Zealand Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China
Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China With his nomination, Trump is leaning on a former business executive-turned politician to serve as the administration’s envoy to America’s most potent economic and military adversary. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Trump nominates Rodney Scott to lead Customs and Border Protection
Trump nominates Rodney Scott to lead Customs and Border Protection Rodney Scott at CBP and Caleb Vitello at ICE would work alongside Stephen Miller, who was named deputy chief of staff for policy and Tom Homan, also tapped to be a “border czar.” Read more on NPR
NPR News: Protecting Unique Wilderness at the Bottom of the World
Protecting Unique Wilderness at the Bottom of the World Chile is poised to create it’s 47th national part in the coming year, protecting wilderness at the southern tip of South America. That’s thanks in large part to the work of a U.S. conservationist and her organization. We go to the bottom of the world to…